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22  
23  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
24  
25  import java.text.Format;
26  
27  import java.util.Locale;
28  import java.util.TimeZone;
29  
30  /**
31   * <a href="FastDateFormatFactory.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
32   *
33   * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
34   */
35  public interface FastDateFormatFactory {
36  
37      public Format getDate(Locale locale);
38  
39      public Format getDate(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
40  
41      public Format getDate(TimeZone timeZone);
42  
43      public Format getDateTime(Locale locale);
44  
45      public Format getDateTime(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
46  
47      public Format getDateTime(TimeZone timeZone);
48  
49      public Format getSimpleDateFormat(String pattern);
50  
51      public Format getSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, Locale locale);
52  
53      public Format getSimpleDateFormat(
54          String pattern, Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
55  
56      public Format getSimpleDateFormat(String pattern, TimeZone timeZone);
57  
58      public Format getTime(Locale locale);
59  
60      public Format getTime(Locale locale, TimeZone timeZone);
61  
62      public Format getTime(TimeZone timeZone);
63  
64  }